Transform a simple cake into a Christmas centerpiece. Get the WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS: <a ...

This story comes from the Institute of Culinary Education, which has campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as online programs. On a recent first day of class for the Art of Cake ...

Classic cake decorating combines smooth frosting, carefully shaped details and traditional techniques to transform a simple ...

Now that you know how to bake a cake worthy of decorating, the next step is to decorate it. I remember my first time decorating a two-layered cake. It was for my mother’s birthday, I was 12 years old, ...

A cake topped with caramel sauce and berries on a plate - Anamomarques/Getty Images Is it really possible to enjoy any sort of celebration without a cake? Unless you're someone who detests the thought ...

A long fall weekend at home leaves plenty of room for a baking project that can stretch past one rainy afternoon.

Every year as the holidays approach, I eagerly anticipate holiday baking and decorating sugar cookies. And every year, they don’t exactly turn out as planned. That’s because decorating cookies is a ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Slicing the top, rounded portion off of a cake ...